Buryat: Meaning and Definition of

Bur•yat

Pronunciation: (boor-yät', boor"ē-ät' Russ. b&oomacr-ryät'), [key]
— adj., n., pl. -yats, -yat.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to the Buryat Mongol Republic, its people, or their language.
—n.
  1. a member of any of the Mongol people in the Buryat Republic.
  2. the Mongolian language of the Buryat.
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